ISSN1014-6679 Groundwater in % international law ' Compilation oftreaties and otherlegal instruments Groundwater FAO in LEGISLATIVE STUDY international law Compilationoftreaties and otherlegal instuments StefanoBurchi KerstinMechlem forthe DevelopmentLawService FAOLegalOffice This One UNITEDNATIONSEDUCATIONAL,SCIENTIFICANDCULTURAL ORGANIZATION FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2005 Thechoiceandthepresentationofthefactscontainedinthis publicationandtheopinionsexpressedthereinarenotnecessarily thoseoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnited NationsandtheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientificand CulturalOrganizationanddonotcommittheorganizations. Thedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterial inthisinformationproductdonotimplytheexpressionofany opinionwhatsoeveronthepartofFAOandUNESCOconcerning thelegalordevelopmentstatusofanycountry,territory,cityor areaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofits frontiersorboundaries. Publishedjointlyby: FoodandAgriculture UnitedNations OrganizationoftheUnited Educational,Scientific Nations andCulturalOrganization VialedelleTermediCaracalla 7,placedeFontenoy 00100Rome,Italy 75007Paris,France ISBN92-5-105231-X Aflolrmrioghrtbsyreasneyrvmeeda.nNsowiptahrtouotftthheiswrpiutbtleincapteiromnimssaiyonboefrFeApOroadnudceUdNEinSCaOn.y ApplicationsforsuchpermissionshouldbeaddressedtotheChief,Publishing ManagementService,InformationDivision,FAO,VialedelleTermediCaracalla, 00100Rome,Italyorbye-mailtocopyright®fao.org ©FAO/UNESCO2005 Copyrightedmaterial — CONTENTS ACKNOWLKDGKMKNTS ix FOREWORD xi LISTOFSELECTEDACRONYMS ANDABBREVIATIONS xiii I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. GROUNDWATERAGREEMENTS 4 Chad-Egypt-Libya-Sudan 1. ProgrammefortheDevelopmentofaRegionalStrategyforthe UtilisationoftheNubianSandstoneAquiferSystem(NSAS)-Terms ofReferencefortheMonitoringandExchangeofGroundwater InformationoftheNubianSandstoneAquiferSystem AgreementNo1-TermsofReferencefortheMonitoring andExchangeofGroundwaterInformationofthe NubianSandstoneAquiferSystem AgreementNo2-TermsofReferenceforMonitoring andDataSharing [Tripoli,5October2000] 4 Algeria-Libya-Tunisia 2 EstablishmentofaConsultationMechanismforthe NorthwesternSaharaAquiferSystem(SASS)[2002] 6 III. WATERRESOURCESAND ENVIRQNMENTALTREATIESCONTAINING PROVISIONSONGROUNDWATER 9 L GlobalConventions 9 2 UnitedNationsConventiontoCombatDesertificationinthose CountriesExperiencingSeriousDroughtand/orDesertification, particularlyinAfrica[Paris,17June1994] 9 Copyrightedmaterial — it Contents 4. UnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheNon-navigarional UsesofInternationalWatercourses[NewYork,21May1997] 19 iL MultilateralTreaties 35 a. RegionalTreaties 35 5. ASEANAgreementontheConservationofNatureand NaturalResources[KualaLumpur,9July19851 35 6. ConventiononEnvironmentalImpactAssessmentina TransboundaryContext{Espoo,25February1991] 47 7. ConventionontheProtectionandUseofTransboundary WatercoursesandInternationalLakes [Helsinki,17March19921 59 8. ConventiononAccesstoInformation,PublicParticipation inDecision-MakingandAccesstoJusticein EnvironmentalMatters[Aarhus,25June1998] 75 2, ProtocolonWaterandHealthtothe1992Conventionon theProtectionandUseofTransboundaryWatercoursesand InternationalLakes[London,17June19991 88 11L RevisedProtocolonSharedWatercoursesinthe SouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunity(SADC) [Windhoek,7August2000] 102 UL FrameworkConventionontheProtectionandSustainable DevelopmentoftheCarpathians[Kiev,22May2003] 119 12, AfricanConventionontheConservationofNatureand NaturalResources[Maputo,11[uly2003] 123 b. TreatiesConcerningSpecificRiver/LakeBasins 136 13. ConventiononCooperationfortheProtectionand SustainableUseoftheRiverDanube [Sofia,29June19941 136 Copyrightedmaterial Contents v 14 ConventionontheProtectionoftheRhine [Berne,12April1999] 152 15. TripartiteInterimAgreementBetweentheRepublicof Mozambique,theRepublicofSouthAfricaandtheKingdomof SwazilandforCo-operationontheProtectionandSustainable UtilisationoftheWaterResourcesoftheIncomatiand MaputoWatercourses[Johannesburg,29August2002] 158 16. FrameworkAgreementontheSavaRiverBasin [KranjskaGora,3December2002] 170 17. TheConventionontheSustainableDevelopmentof LakeTanganyika[ParesSalaam,12[une2003| 178 18. ProtocolforSustainableDevelopmentofLakeVictoriaBasin [Arusha,29November2003) 198 iii. BilateralTreaties 214 Austria-Germany,EEC 19. AgreementBetweentheFederalRepublicofGermanyandthe EEC,ontheonehand,andtheRepublicofAustria,ontheother, onCooperationandManagementofWaterResourcesinthe DanubeBasin[Regensburg,1December1987] 214 Canada-UnitedStatesofAmerica 20. ProtocolAmendingthe1978AgreementBetweenthe UnitedStatesofAmericaandCanadaonGreatlakesWater Quality,asAmendedonOctober16,1983 [Toledo,18November1987| 219 21. MemorandumofAgreementRelatedtoReferralof AWpatpeerndRiixghttoABprpiltiischatCioolnusm1b1i0aO/cWtaosbheirng1t9o96n1M-emorandum ofUnderstanding[12April19961 230 Israel-Jordan 22. TreatyofPeaceBetweentheStateofIsraelandtheHashemite KingdomofJordan[Arava/ArabaCrossingPoint, 26October19941 234 Copyrightedmaterial JO Contents 7rr,W-PI.O 23. Israeli-PalestinianInterimAgreementontheWestBankandthe GazaStrip-AnnexIII-ProtocolConcerningCivilAffairs [WashingtonD.C.,28September1995[ 241 Mexico-UnitedSlatesofAmerica 24. AgreementofCooperationBetweentheUnitedStates ofAmericaandtheUnitedMexicanStatesRegardingPollution oftheEnvironmentAlongtheInlandInternationalBoundary byDischargesofHazardousSubstances [SanDiego,18July19851 258 Niger-Nigeria 25. AgreementBetweentheFederalRepublicofNigeriaandthe RepublicofNigerConcerningtheEquitableSharinginthe Development,ConservationandUseofTheirCommonWater Resources[Maiduguri,18[uly1990[ 262 Spain-Portugal 26. AgreementonCooperationfortheProtectionandSustainableUse oftheWatersoftheSpanish-PortugueseHydrographicBasins [Albufeira,30November1998[ 268 TV INTERSTATEAGREEMENTSON GROUNDWATERORCONTAINING PROVISIONSONGROUNDWATER 785 i. UnitedStates Idaho Washington 27. InteragencyAgreementintheMatteroftheCoordinated ManagementofthePullman-MoscowGroundWaterAquifer [20April19921 285 ii. Australia SouthAustralia-Victoria 28. BorderGroundwatersAgreement[15October1985] 287 CommonwealthofAustralia-NewSouthWales-SouthAustralia•Victoria 29. Murray-DarlingBasinAgreement[24June1992] 300 Copyrightedmaterial Contents vii CommonwealthofAustralia-Queensland-SouthAustralia 30. LakeEyreBasinIntergovernmentalAgreement [21October20001 308 NewSouthWales-Queensland 31. ParooRiverIntergovernmentalAgreement [18July2003] 316 CommonwealthofAustralia-AustralianCapitalTerritory-NewSouthWales- NorthernTerritory-Queensland-SouthAustralia-Victoria 32. IntergovernmentalAgreementonaNationalWaterInitiative [25[une20041 323 V. OTHERLEGALINSTRUMENTS 383 i. EuropeanCommunityLaw 383 33. CouncilDirective91/676/EECConcerningtheProtectionof WatersAgainstPollutionCausedbyNitratesfromAgricultural Sources[12December1991] 383 34. Directive2000/60/ECoftheEuropeanParliamentandofthe CouncilEstablishingaFrameworkforCommunityActioninthe FieldofWaterPolicy[23October2000] 397 35. ProposalforaDirectiveoftheEuropeanParliamentandofthe CouncilontheProtectionofGroundwaterAgainstPollution [19September20031 458 ii. LntemationalNoo^UMtog.hxsinMPtiBts 471 36, UnitedNationsWaterConference-MardelPlataActionPlan [19771 471 37. UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope-Charteron GroundwaterManagement[1989| 482 38, InternationalConferenceonWaterandtheEnvironment- TheDublinSutement-Qa-WatErand SustainableDevelopment[19921 498 Copyrightedmaterial viii Contents 39. UnitedNationsConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment- Agenda21-Chapter18,ProtectionoftheQualityandSupplyof FreshwaterResources:ApplicationofIntegratedApproaches totheDevelopment,ManagementandUseof WaterResources[1992] 500 411 UnitedNationsInternationalI^awCommission-Resolutionon ConfinedTransboundaryGroundwater[19941 520 41. UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope- GuidelinesonMonitoringandAssessmentof TransboundaryGroundwaters[2000] 521 42. ConferenceoftheContractingPartiestothe ConventiononWetlands-ResolutionMil.40- GuidelinesforRenderingtheUseofGroundwater CompatiblewiththeConservationofWedands[2002] 530 43. WorldSummitonSustainableDevelopment- PlanofImplementationoftheWorldSummiton SustainableDevelopment[2002] 532 iii. Non-GovernmentalInstruments 534 44. InternationalLawAssociation(ILA)-TheSeoulRuleson InternationalGroundwaters[1986] 534 45. Bellagio"ModelAgreementConcerningtheUseof TransboundaryGroundwaters"[1989] 536 46. InternationalLawAssociation(ILA)- TheBerlinRulesonWaterResources[20041 551 APPENDIX lastoftreatiesandotherdocumentscontainedin: LudwikA.TeclaffandAlbertE.Utton(eds.). InternationalGroundwaterlaw. London,Rome,NewYork:OceanaPublishers,Inc.,1981 559 Copyrightedmaterial ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Theinitialresearchandstructuringofrelevantmaterialforthispublication wascarriedoutbyStefanieRothenberger,workingasaresearchassistant withtheDevelopmentLawServicefromJulythroughDecember2003. CharlotteOlivertookoverfromStefanie Rothenberger,workingunder contractwithUNESCOandFAO.ThehighcalibreofMsRothenberger's andMsOliver'sprofessionalinputtotheprojectisgratefullyacknowledged. LInanadddaintidonW,attehreDaedvviecleoppmroevnitdeDdivibsyioJnacoofbFJA.OB,urokne,poSienntisorofOhfyfidcreorgeionlotghye issueswashighlyappreciated. Thispublicationwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthesupportofthe SecretariatofUNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (IHP). MentionisalsotobemadeofRayaMarinaStephan,UNESCOConsultant, forherhelpandadvice. Copyrightedmaterial